Aeroplane.



E. P VINCENT.

AEROPLANE.

911101111011 FILED we. 25, 1911.

Patented July 1, 1913.

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E. P. VINCENT.

AEROPLANE.

APPLICATION FILED (25, 1911,

1,066,346. Patented July 1, 1913.

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AERQELANE.

fpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jury 1.1913.

Application filed August 25, 1911. Serial No. 645,959.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, Ennns'r PETER VIN- CENT, a subject of the Kin of Denmark and a resident of Oceanic, in t e county of lienmouth and State of New. Jersey, haveinvented a new'and .Improvedikefoplane, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to aeroplanes and it has for its object to provide one having a strong frame of light construction on which are mounted to rotate on vertical axes two planes, whichare spaced ap'aft, means being provided for propelling the aeroplane and for rotating the said planes.

Additional objects will appear inthe following complete description, in which the preferred form of the invention is disclosed. In the drawings similar characters of reference' indicate corresponding parts in all the views, in yrhiclr Figure-1 isla plan view of the aeroplane; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1; Fig. 3

is a front view of. the aeroplane; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view showing how vertical shafts; Fig-5-isa fragmentary view showing the steering wheel; and Fig. 6

'is" a fragmentary view showing the clutch members for eonneeting'the rotary'planes with the propeller shaft.

By referring to the drawings, and more especially to Figs. 2 and 3 thereof, it will be seen that there are two elliptical tramversely disposed frames 10, which are connected by longitudinally extending frame rnembers 11. Extending from each side of each of the el iptical frame members 10 there are two laterally extending frame members 12, these frame members 12 converging at each side ,of theaeroplape, and having se cured to them the shafts"13, -these shafts 13 extending downwardly and forwardly. I I 1011 gitudinall y extending frame members i i and 15 are secured to the said shafts 13, and converge 'rearwar dly, the said frame members 14 being connected at their rear terminals by a transverse member 16, and'the said frame members 5 being connected at their rear terminals by a transverse frame member 17. On these frame members 16 and 17 v the ihldd r' 18 is mounted. frai'nc member 19 extends from the. transverse frantic memher-1710 the rear elliptical member 10. This longitudinal frame member 1!) is (('l\ transverse frame members 20. Depending frame members 21 are secured to the elliptical frames 10, one ateach side, these depending frame members-21 having an aide 22, on which the wheels 23 are mounted. A depending shaft 24 is secured to the transversemcmbcr .17, and mounted on this shaft y v 24 there IS a sleeve 20, the sleeve25 being securedt o a skid 26, which is 'conne'ctedby a link 27 .with the frame member-19. A spring 28 is provided for holding the sleeve 25 yicldingly downward relat-ivel' to the transverse ,member 17. shafts 13 there are sleeves 29,'tw0 planes 30 being secured to each ofthese sleeves 29 one above the other. The upper planes 3.0 are Mounte on the greater in diameter than the lower planes,

and each pair of planes is connected together byrods 31, and 'tiemembers32. To the upper surfaceof. each'of the planes30,

there is secured a pulley 33,'the pulleys'33 i being connected with the pulleys34 on a shaft 35 by the cables 36.] This shaft 35 is connected with the propeller'shaft 37 by a belt 38 and the clutch members35; An engine 39 is mounted 'for'driving th propeller shaft 37, to whichthe propeller 5 .40 is secured Above the'plane of the plane members "30, there is disposed a transverse plane member 41, which is supported by rods 42 Tliere is also an auxiliary plane member 43 secured to' the frame members 12.

which is disposed in the rear of the plane member 41, the auxiliary planemember 413 being mounted on the longitudinal frame members 14. In the front of the machine there is a horizontal rudder 44', which pivoted to a support 45, and is operated by a link 46, secured to the depending members 47 of the rudder, the link 46 being pivoted to the. pivoted hollow post 48' in which the 4 shaft 49 is journaled, the steering wheel 50 being secured to the top of the saidshaf and a pulley ail-being secured to thevbottcm of the said shaft, cables being disposed around this pulley 51, thc-cablcsextending to the rudder 13. I

' lVhen in flight the stability andthe speed of the at roplanc is increased by'the rotation of the'plancs 30.

Having thus described my invention 1' claim as eir- M1 desire to ecure-by Let- (yrs Patent: y p p I 1! Lo. ,11 aeroplane-. time supporting planes,

v mounted to- IOtillc QiIOVCl" the other, on an ncctcd with the frame member I? by thcflaxig disposed uggv il dly and rear-wardly relatively to the normal plane of the aeroplane,

each of the supporting planes having a con" t nuous surface extending all the way around the shaft, the upper plane being of greater 5 diameter than the lower plane.

2. In an aeroplane a forward plane memher, a rear plane member a central plane member disposed above the line extending from the front plane member to the rear 10 plane member, and plane members mounted for rotating below the horizontal plane of frame, a frame member secured to the later ally extending frame members and converging rearwardly, the rear ends of the thirdmentioned frame member being secured relatively to each other, and planes mounted for rotating on the laterally extending frame members.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name tothis specificationin the-presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ERNESTPETER VINCEN'I.

lvitnesees:

MICHAEL LEMIG, JAMES Forums. 

